Manuel Moreno is wanted for killing Jennifer Perez back in July. (Credit: )

Suffolk police have launched a manhunt for a fugitive they believe killed a 20-year-old Central Islip woman in July and left her body on the side of the road. An arrest warrant accuses Manuel Moreno, 42, of Central Islip, of murdering Suffolk County Community College student and aspiring architect Jennifer Perez, according to police records obtained by Newsday. The victim's body was spotted by...

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Suffolk police have launched a manhunt for a fugitive they believe killed a 20-year-old Central Islip woman in July and left her body on the side of the road.

An arrest warrant accuses Manuel Moreno, 42, of Central Islip, of murdering Suffolk County Community College student and aspiring architect Jennifer Perez, according to police records obtained by Newsday.

The victim's body was spotted by a passing motorist a few feet off Pinewood Avenue about 7:30 a.m. on July 7. An autopsy revealed that she suffered blunt-force trauma, police said.